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Cybersecurity2 min readMay 3, 2026

Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Microsoft Defender is incorrectly identifying legitimate DigiCert root certificates as the Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha malware, causing false-positive alerts and in some cases automatically removing trusted certificates from Windows systems. You should m

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